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A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday (19 September) that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house of parliament and a member of Putin’s Security Council, was responding to a vote in the European Parliament urging EU countries to give such approval to Kyiv.

The resolution, adopted on Thursday with 425 votes in favour, 131 against and 63 abstentions, states that without lifting current restrictions, Ukraine cannot fully exercise its right to self-defence and remains exposed to attacks on its population and infrastructure.

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[-] Gsus4@mander.xyz 3 points 4 hours ago

It's a Friday...gotta get down on Fridayy.

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 5 points 7 hours ago

Yes, please. With Strasbourg gone the parliament can finally stop migrating from and to Brussels all the time.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 8 hours ago

oh and after all the nuking of the last many years im not sure we can take another nuking.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

My microwave is commercial grade. It can handle all the hot pockets!

(Wait… uhm. I don’t have a microwave…)

[-] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago

Bark bark bark

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 15 hours ago

I love it that Russia has become its own joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China's_final_warning

[-] AtomicHotSauce@lemmy.world 32 points 15 hours ago

Aren’t the sabres rattled enough already? Please, think of the sabres.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago

Sabre: I’m tired, boss

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 15 hours ago

they got dulled from all the rattling happening

[-] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

That saber has been ground down to a foil at this point

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Thanks for a good laugh 😁 made my friday afternoon!

[-] AtomicHotSauce@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Anything for my fellow Lemmings! Have a great day!

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I’m just waiting for them to threaten to nuke the pickle jar because it’s resisting being opened too much

[-] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 19 points 15 hours ago

[gasp] What's this on the sidewalk to freedom? Another red line? Whatever is one to do? Oh, right, keep on walking and just be careful not to get fresh red paint on my soles.

[-] Iapar@feddit.org 13 points 15 hours ago

[NEWSFLASH] Putin is threatening to use nukes if he can't get the last m&m out of the package.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Also if it's a brown one.

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 17 points 16 hours ago

Please name a date so I can book my flight.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

Threatening with nukes happens every few months. At first glance, last time was in March. Putin, the boy that cried nuke.

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